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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Jun 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: Stop.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Jun 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: Or the Papal Nuncio.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Jun 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: He did not name anybody.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Jun 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the 12 Members for their contributions. I again pay tribute and offer congratulations to our colleague and friend, Senator Grace O'Sullivan, on her election to the European Parliament. I wish her every success in her tenure in the European Parliament. The fixed term of five years is a blessing in itself. To be fair, from a political perspective, Senator O'Sullivan has made a very...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Jun 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: On a personal level and on a human level, the Senator has been an exceptional colleague and friend. Her good humour and ability to reach across the aisle, to cajole and to work with all Members in a very positive manner is one we should commend. We will miss the Senator. She has always been in good humour; I have never seen her in bad form even when she was under pressure or putting us...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Jun 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: The Senator has all the answers.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Jun 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: I do not.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Jun 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: I challenge Senators to read-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Jun 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: I am making a point. Eir's submission was originally for €3 billion.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Jun 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: I appreciate that-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Jun 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: Hold on. It was €3 billion. Eir said yesterday - and the Senator can make all the faces she wants - that it was going to be €1 billion. How did that change? Why did Eir withdraw from the tender process? These are the questions it should be asked. We all want to have broadband. Eir referred to a separate company. It was part of the process that every applicant would have...

Seanad: Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 (Specified Bodies) Regulations 2019: Referral to Joint Committee (27 Jun 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: I move:That the proposal that Seanad Éireann approves the following Regulations in draft:Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 (Specified Bodies) Regulations 2019,a copy of which was laid in draft form before Seanad Éireann on 24th June, 2019, be referred to the Joint Committee on Employment Affairs and Social Protection, in accordance with Standing Order 71(3)(k), which, not later...

Seanad: Animal Health Levies (Pigs) Regulations 2019: Referral to Joint Committee (27 Jun 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: I move:That the proposal that Seanad Éireann approves the following Regulations in draft:Animal Health Levies (Pigs) Regulations 2019,a copy of which was laid in draft form before Seanad Éireann on 10th June, 2019, be referred to the Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine, in accordance with Standing Order 71(3)(k), which, not later than 9th July, 2019, shall send a...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Primary Care Centres Provision (26 Jun 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: I welcome Minister of State, Deputy Jim Daly, and thank him for his courtesy in attending the House. The issue before us is a very important one concerning the provision of a primary care centre in Douglas. Given the importance we, as a Government, place on primary care in our health policy, I hope the Government will prioritise the location of a primary care centre in Douglas. There are...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Primary Care Centres Provision (26 Jun 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: I welcome the Minister of State's comments and the expression of interest. As he noted, there is now a clear need for a primary centre to be located in Douglas, where there is no accommodation for other community services. I hope the matter will be progressed today.

Seanad: Summer Economic Statement 2019: Statements (26 Jun 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: Was that Senator McDowell's Government?

Seanad: Summer Economic Statement 2019: Statements (26 Jun 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: It was Progressive Democrats break time.

Seanad: Summer Economic Statement 2019: Statements (26 Jun 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: I remember it well.

Seanad: Summer Economic Statement 2019: Statements (26 Jun 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: Is Senator McDowell running again?

Seanad: Summer Economic Statement 2019: Statements (26 Jun 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: Ar dtús báire, cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. Senator Dolan's analogy of the high seas is one that we should keep in mind. In welcoming this debate on the summer economic statement, it is now hackneyed, but so true, that Brexit forms the backdrop to this debate but also provides the uncertainty. That means, and I welcome Senator Dolan's remarks, there must be a...